Mandorla
Native Name:
Funa Goko
Object Number:
29-96-328C
Current Location:
Japan Gallery
Culture:
Japanese
Buddhist
Provenience:
Japan
Period:
Edo Period (uncertain)
Meiji Period (uncertain)
Date Made:
19Th Century
Early Date:
1800
Late Date:
1899
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Wood
Paint
Gilding
Technique:
Carved
Painted
Gilded
Description:
Carved and gilded wood flame shaped back piece for Fugen(29-96-326). Two overlapping circles directly behind image against swirling pattern throughout.
Length:
88cm
Width:
54.5cm
Credit Line:
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Collection of Japanese Buddhist Art (1899)
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 9,10
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